Charters of Freedom

The Story of the Constitution

Sol BloomForeword by Daniel J. Elazar

"The reprinting of [this] volume, with a new introduction by constitutional
scholar Daniel J. Elazar, offers a new generation a guide to the proceedings
of the Federal Convention."--History in the House

This popular history was first published in 1937 in honor of the 150th anniversary
of the creation of the U.S. Constitution. "It is a book for the people," wrote
Sol Bloom, Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission. "Accordingly, it tells
briefly the origins of our country and what the steps were that led up to the
formation of the Constitution. Having told how and why the national government
came about, the book tells what the Constitution stands for, its principles,
and the means by which it operates." A new introduction by Daniel Elazar, Director
of the Center for the Study of Federalism at Temple University, sets the book
in historical context and explains why it is a classic in constitutional studies.